Sustainable Operations: Advancing Industry Practices for a Greener Future
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 October 2024 | Viewed by 717
Special Issue Editors
Interests: design and analysis of experiments; operations and quality management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Operations managers are under increasing pressure to minimize the environmental impact of their activities and maximize the quality of products and services provided to the customers. The selection of suppliers is a critical aspect of operations performance as their processes and products (e.g., raw materials, components, semi-finished products) must be as environmentally friendly as possible. Thus, these considerations cannot be ignored. Furthermore, the operations management focus on sustainability must also consider employee well-being and safety, and also encourage behaviors that contribute to a culture of excellence. In this context, this SI of Sustainability considers practical case studies of operations management and hosts more theoretical articles addressing issues like the supplier selection, supply chain, production processes automation and optimization, product lifecycle, and operational excellence practices. Social, economic and environmental sustainability, among other concerns, are to considered for this Special Issue of Sustainability.
Dr. Nuno Ricardo Pais Costa
Dr. Pedro Alexandre Marques
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- resilience
- excellence
- automation
- digitization
- optimization
- production
- quality
